# NTSB MIA71AM027: Cessna 182B, N2570G, Darlington, SC, September 17, 1970

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: September 17, 1970
- Place: Darlington, SC · DARLINGTON, SC
- Location: 34.3012° N, 79.8672° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Darlington, SC, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.3012&lon=-79.8672&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 1 fatal, 2 serious
- Status: Completed, report January 26, 1971
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 164979
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MIA71AM027
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA71AM027

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-1640  70/9/17    DARLINGTON,SC       CESSNA 182B         CR-  0  1  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 38, 1510
        TIME - 1130                    N2570G              PX-  1  1  0  BUSINESS                  TOTAL HOURS, 1500 IN
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - MOORES
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          MONROE,NC                   DARLINGTON,SC
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           UNDERSHOOT                                               LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
           COLLIDED WITH: DITCHES                                   LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE,SPEED,AND ALTITUDE
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - POORLY PLANNED APPROACH
        REMARKS- HIT DITCH 250 FT SHORT OF RWY.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N2570G](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2570G-1971-01-15), registration cancelled 1971-01-15, S/N 51870 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 182B
- Registry model: [Cessna 182B](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-182b) (registry code 2072706) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed
- Airport: Moores

## Other investigations on N2570G (2)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB DIA69D0116](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DIA69D0116), Nov 20, 1968: Cessna 182 (N2570G), Monroe, NC, no damage
- [NTSB NYC67A0087](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC67A0087), Nov 22, 1966: Cessna 182B (N2570G), Block Island, RI, substantial damage

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

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